Month: September 2015

If you want to be in top advocacy shape by the start of the 2016 session then there are no “lazy days of summer”! So it’s time for another checkup on your advocacy health.

Last month we shared why it’s so important to create an advocacy plan to keep you on track. Part of that plan should include evaluating how you communicated with legislators, the outcome of your communication and how you can improve (or keep doing what you’re already doing). So this month we’ll address questions two through four of our Advocacy Checkup:

Question #2 – Did your legislators respond to your communication (i.e. phone calls, emails, and letters)?Question #3 – If they did respond, did you get the desired results?Question #4 – If they didn’t respond, what can you do to change that?

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